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Iran lists unfrozen funds and an end to the US blockade as its terms, the Jerusalem Post reports; An-Nahar's unnamed source says nuclear talks must wait for the Islamabad deal

Iran says it has sent Washington its terms for ending the war. Of the three reports we hold, only one lists them: the war ends on every front, Iran's frozen funds are released, and the US naval blockade is lifted. None of the three reports how much money is frozen, and none carries a US reply.

Iran says it has conveyed conditions to re-engage in talks, end war with US
Iran says it has conveyed conditions to re-engage in talks, end war with US as published by The Jerusalem Post · seen at The Jerusalem Post
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What Iran says. Iran says it has passed on its conditions for restarting talks and ending the war with the United States. The Jerusalem Post and Efimerida ton Syntakton both report this. Neither says who received the conditions.

What the terms are. Only the Jerusalem Post lists them, citing Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei: "ending the war on all fronts, unfreezing Iranian funds, and ending the US naval blockade". Efimerida ton Syntakton says the terms were sent but does not list them.

A different message. An-Nahar quotes an unnamed Iranian source speaking to TASS, the Russian news agency. The source says Tehran is ready for a diplomatic settlement, "including the possibility of nuclear talks". Those talks must come "after the full implementation of the Islamabad agreement".

Jerusalem Post Efimerida ton Syntakton An-Nahar
Source Mohsen Rezaei, named Tehran, no official named Unnamed source, through TASS
Terms listed 3 0 0
Frozen funds Yes No No
Naval blockade Yes No No
Nuclear talks No No After Islamabad deal

What is not settled - How much money is frozen, and where. None of the three reports gives an amount. - Who received the terms. None of the three reports says. - How Washington has responded. None of the three reports carries a US reply. - Whether Rezaei's three terms and the source's Islamabad condition are the same demand or two different ones.

What this is about. Iran is setting out what it would take to stop fighting the United States. Its terms are mostly economic: release its money held abroad and lift a US naval blockade of its shipping.

How it got here. Iran and the United States have been adversaries since the 1979 revolution. In 2015 Iran agreed to limit its nuclear programme under a deal with world powers. In exchange, sanctions were lifted. In 2018 the United States left that deal and brought sanctions back. Under those sanctions, much of Iran's income from oil sales was held in foreign banks that it could not freely use. In June 2025 Israel struck Iran's nuclear and military sites. The United States then bombed three nuclear facilities, and a ceasefire followed within days. The reports we hold describe a war now under way between Iran and the United States. According to An-Nahar, a memorandum of understanding was signed in Islamabad this June to settle the conflict, and Pakistan is now leading mediation to revive it. The reports do not say when the current fighting began or when the blockade was imposed.

The actors. Iran wants its funds released and the blockade ended. Mohsen Rezaei, the official the Jerusalem Post quotes as security chief, is a former commander of the Revolutionary Guards. The United States, which the Jerusalem Post names as enforcing the blockade, backs Israel. Pakistan is the mediator, according to An-Nahar. Russia enters only as the channel: its agency TASS carried the unnamed source.

What is at stake. Iran sits on the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow sea exit from the Gulf. A large share of the world's seaborne oil passes through it. A blockade of Iranian ports cuts off the state's main source of revenue. Lifting it, and releasing the frozen funds, would reopen that income. The reports we hold measure neither the funds nor the cost.

Where it stands. Iran says its terms have been sent. None of the three reports carries a US reply.

The story so far

Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.

What is being argued about

  • Iran's three stated conditions: an end to the war on all fronts, the release of frozen funds and an end to the US naval blockade
  • Whether nuclear talks come before or after the Islamabad agreement is fully implemented
  • Pakistan's role in trying to revive the June Islamabad memorandum
  • How much of the reporting rests on one named official and one unnamed source
Three reports, three versions of Iran's termsSide by side
OutletWho speaksWhat it says Iran wantsUS reply carried?
The Jerusalem PostMohsen Rezaei, Iran's security chief, named"ending the war on all fronts, unfreezing Iranian funds, and ending the US naval blockade"No
Efimerida ton SyntaktonTehran, with no official namedTerms sent for resuming talks and ending the "bloody war" (αιματηρού πολέμου). None listed.No
An-NaharAn unnamed Iranian source, speaking to Russia's TASSA settlement "including the possibility of nuclear talks", but only after the Islamabad deal is fully implementedNo
None of the three reports carries a US response or gives the size of the frozen funds.
Sources The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iran says it has conveyed conditions to re-engage in talks, end war with US Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Efimerida ton Syntakton
Left estimate · not a score
Efimerida ton Syntakton 🇬🇷GR · newspaper · independent Ιράν: Αυτοί είναι οι όροι για να αρχίσουν ξανά οι διαπραγματεύσεις με τις ΗΠΑ Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Efimerida ton Syntakton → What we have measured Adjective without figure Calls the war bloody but gives no count ×1Anyone hurt named the only report we hold that names one of the dead ×1Anyone hurt named the only report we hold that names a person who died ×1Asserted not attributed Calls the move 'unprecedented' in its own voice ×1 from 8180 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent مصدر إيراني لوكالة روسية: إيران مستعدة لتسوية مع واشنطن Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
How the terms reached print on 19 SeptemberTimeline
  1. 2026-06— no time published Iran and the United States, with Pakistan mediating Islamabad memorandum of understanding signed to settle the conflict, according to An-NaharAn-Nahar
  2. 2026-09-1917:43 Efimerida ton Syntakton publication time Tehran Says it has sent its terms for resuming talks and ending the war. No terms listed.Efimerida ton Syntakton
  3. 2026-09-1918:24 An-Nahar publication time Unnamed Iranian source, speaking to TASS Says Iran is ready for a settlement, with nuclear talks only after the Islamabad deal is fully implementedAn-Nahar
  4. 2026-09-1918:46 Jerusalem Post publication time Mohsen Rezaei, Iran's security chief Lists the terms: end the war on all fronts, unfreeze Iranian funds, end the US naval blockade 3 conditionsThe Jerusalem Post
Times are publication times, in UTC. The Islamabad memorandum is dated only to the month.
Sources Efimerida ton Syntakton
Left estimate · not a score
Efimerida ton Syntakton 🇬🇷GR · newspaper · independent Ιράν: Αυτοί είναι οι όροι για να αρχίσουν ξανά οι διαπραγματεύσεις με τις ΗΠΑ Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Efimerida ton Syntakton → What we have measured Adjective without figure Calls the war bloody but gives no count ×1Anyone hurt named the only report we hold that names one of the dead ×1Anyone hurt named the only report we hold that names a person who died ×1Asserted not attributed Calls the move 'unprecedented' in its own voice ×1 from 8180 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent مصدر إيراني لوكالة روسية: إيران مستعدة لتسوية مع واشنطن Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iran says it has conveyed conditions to re-engage in talks, end war with US Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

Iran's terms, and no US reply

One report names who set the terms: frozen funds and the naval blockade. One relies on an unnamed source through a Russian agency. None of the three carries any US response.

1 reports naming the Iranian official 1 reports relying on an unnamed source 0 reports carrying any US response 0 reports giving a casualty figure for the war
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iran says it has conveyed conditions to re-engage in talks, end war with US Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Efimerida ton Syntakton
Left estimate · not a score
Efimerida ton Syntakton 🇬🇷GR · newspaper · independent Ιράν: Αυτοί είναι οι όροι για να αρχίσουν ξανά οι διαπραγματεύσεις με τις ΗΠΑ Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Efimerida ton Syntakton → What we have measured Adjective without figure Calls the war bloody but gives no count ×1Anyone hurt named the only report we hold that names one of the dead ×1Anyone hurt named the only report we hold that names a person who died ×1Asserted not attributed Calls the move 'unprecedented' in its own voice ×1 from 8180 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent مصدر إيراني لوكالة روسية: إيران مستعدة لتسوية مع واشنطن Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

true Iran says it has conveyed its conditions for resuming talks and ending the war with the US.
The Jerusalem Post and Efimerida ton Syntakton both report that Tehran said it had passed on its conditions. Neither says who received them.
Checked against 2 sources:
The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iran says it has conveyed conditions to re-engage in talks, end war with US Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Efimerida ton Syntakton
Left estimate · not a score
Efimerida ton Syntakton 🇬🇷GR · newspaper · independent Ιράν: Αυτοί είναι οι όροι για να αρχίσουν ξανά οι διαπραγματεύσεις με τις ΗΠΑ Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Efimerida ton Syntakton → What we have measured Adjective without figure Calls the war bloody but gives no count ×1Anyone hurt named the only report we hold that names one of the dead ×1Anyone hurt named the only report we hold that names a person who died ×1Asserted not attributed Calls the move 'unprecedented' in its own voice ×1 from 8180 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified Iran's conditions include ending the war on all fronts, unfreezing Iranian funds and ending the US naval blockade.
Only The Jerusalem Post lists the conditions, attributing them to Mohsen Rezaei. Efimerida ton Syntakton reports that conditions were sent but does not list them.
Checked against 2 sources:
The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iran says it has conveyed conditions to re-engage in talks, end war with US Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Efimerida ton Syntakton
Left estimate · not a score
Efimerida ton Syntakton 🇬🇷GR · newspaper · independent Ιράν: Αυτοί είναι οι όροι για να αρχίσουν ξανά οι διαπραγματεύσεις με τις ΗΠΑ Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Efimerida ton Syntakton → What we have measured Adjective without figure Calls the war bloody but gives no count ×1Anyone hurt named the only report we hold that names one of the dead ×1Anyone hurt named the only report we hold that names a person who died ×1Asserted not attributed Calls the move 'unprecedented' in its own voice ×1 from 8180 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified Iran is ready for nuclear talks, but only after the Islamabad agreement is fully implemented.
Only An-Nahar carries this, citing an unnamed Iranian source quoted by TASS. No other report we hold mentions nuclear talks.
Checked against 1 source:
An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent مصدر إيراني لوكالة روسية: إيران مستعدة لتسوية مع واشنطن Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

3 reports we hold carry no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iran says it has conveyed conditions to re-engage in talks, end war with US Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report that lists the terms, naming security chief Mohsen Rezaei as their source: unfrozen funds, an end to the naval blockade and an end to the war on all fronts.
The conditions include ending the war on all fronts, unfreezing Iranian funds, and ending the US naval blockade, Iran's Security Chief Mohsen Rezaei said.
Asserted versus attributed: The conditions are attributed to a named official. — “Iran's Security Chief Mohsen Rezaei said”
Picture versus headline: The headline speaks of ending a war. The photo caption speaks of a 'potential conflict'. — “in preparation for a potential conflict with the United States and Israel on September 18, 2026”
Source named: Names the Iranian official and lists his conditions with attribution — “Iran's Security Chief Mohsen Rezaei said”
Image vs headline: The headline speaks of ending a war, while the photo caption describes preparation for a potential conflict — “in preparation for a potential conflict with the United States and Israel”
Read it at The Jerusalem Post → https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-909123
An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent مصدر إيراني لوكالة روسية: إيران مستعدة لتسوية مع واشنطن Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report to mention nuclear talks, which an unnamed source tells TASS must follow the full implementation of the Islamabad deal, and the only one to name Pakistan as mediator.
.اشترك في نشرتنا الإخبارية لتحصل على أهم و أبرز أخبار اليوم أشار مصدر إيراني لوكالة "تاس" الروسية، اليوم السبت، إلى أن طهران مستعدة للعودة إلى تسوية ديبلوماسية للنزاع مع واشنطن، بما في ذلك إمكانية إجراء محادثات نووية. وأكَّد المصدر أن "أي محادثات نووية يجب أن تكون بعد التنفيذ الكامل لاتفاق إسلام آباد". أفراد من قوات الباسيج شبه العسكرية الإيرانية خلال مسيرة عسكرية بعنوان في طهران، 18 سبتمبر 2026 (أ ف ب) تأتي هذه التحركات وسط جهود ديبلوماسية ووساطة دولية مكثفة تقودها باكستان لإعادة تفعيل مذكرة تفاهم إسلام آباد الموقعة في حزيران/يونيو الماضي لتسوية الصراع.
Sourcing: The source is an unnamed Iranian speaking through a Russian agency. — “مصدر إيراني لوكالة تاس الروسية”
What it leads with: The report leads with Iran's readiness to settle and puts nuclear talks up front. It does not carry the terms. — “بما في ذلك إمكانية إجراء محادثات نووية”
Sourcing distance: An unnamed Iranian source, relayed through a Russian news agency — “مصدر إيراني لوكالة تاس الروسية”
Mediator named: The only report to name Pakistan's mediation — “وساطة دولية مكثفة تقودها باكستان”
Read it at An-Nahar → https://www.annahar.com/international/iran/349209/مصدر-إيراني-لوكالة-رو…
Efimerida ton Syntakton
Left estimate · not a score
Efimerida ton Syntakton 🇬🇷GR · newspaper · independent Ιράν: Αυτοί είναι οι όροι για να αρχίσουν ξανά οι διαπραγματεύσεις με τις ΗΠΑ Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Efimerida ton Syntakton → What we have measured Adjective without figure Calls the war bloody but gives no count ×1Anyone hurt named the only report we hold that names one of the dead ×1Anyone hurt named the only report we hold that names a person who died ×1Asserted not attributed Calls the move 'unprecedented' in its own voice ×1 from 8180 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Confirms that Tehran says it sent the terms, and calls the conflict a 'bloody war' in its own voice without giving a figure.
ΜΕΣΗ ΑΝΑΤΟΛΗ Ιράν: Αυτοί είναι οι όροι για να αρχίσουν ξανά οι διαπραγματεύσεις με τις ΗΠΑ Η Τεχεράνη ανακοίνωσε ότι διαβίβασε τους όρους για επανέναρξη των διαπραγματεύσεων και τον τερματισμό του αιματηρού πολέμου. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) 19 Σεπτεμβρίου 2026, 20:43 efsyn.gr Μοιράσου στο facebook Μοιράσου στο twitter Μοιράσου στο bluesky Μοιράσου στο linkedin Μοιράσου στο whatsapp αποστολή με email αντιγραφή συνδέσμου Ανακαλύψτε περισσότερα άρθρα στα αποτελέσματα αναζήτησης Προσθήκη του efsyn.gr στην Google Το Ιράν διαβίβασε σε διαμεσολαβητές τους όρους του για την επανέναρξη διαπραγματεύσεων
Hedged versus flat: The report calls the war 'bloody' in its own voice. No figure is given. — “τον τερματισμό του αιματηρού πολέμου”
Adjective without figure: Calls the war bloody but gives no count — “τον τερματισμό του αιματηρού πολέμου”
Read it at Efimerida ton Syntakton → https://www.efsyn.gr/kosmos/1470540/iran-aytoi-einai-oi-oroi-gia-na-arh…

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